Author: matthijs
1 September 2009
Workshop in Kenya on tools for Green Water Credits
One main component of the Green Water Credits project is to evaluate the most appropriate and effective soil and water management options. Quantitative tools and methods are being developed by FutureWater and will be handed over to Kenyan counterparts. As a first start a training workshop will be organized the second week of September for...
1 May 2009
Workshop: The Role of Earth Observation in Water Resource Management
FutureWater organized a workshop on “The Role of Earth Observation in Water Resource Management: Strengts of the Dutch water sector” at the Rotterdam Airport hotel on 20 May 2009 together with WaterWatch, TU Delft and NIVR. The workshop was organized in the framework of the ESAWAT project. In this informal workshop a select group of...
1 January 2009
Developing a SWAP-GIS interface for the Flemish Environment Agency
FutureWater recently started to develop a SWAP-GIS interface for the Flemish Environment Agency. In this interesting project that is executed in collaboration with GIM tools are developed that enable the spatial set-up of the SWAP model for large areas. More details [in dutch] can be found here.
1 January 2009
Further expansion of FutureWater team
Since January 2009 the FutureWater team is enforced by Dr. J.M. (Hanneke) Schuurmans. Hanneke recently received her PhD degree from Utrecht University and will focus on both Dutch and international projects.
1 December 2008
Supporting the Nile Basin Initiative in several projects
Since the end of 2008 FutureWater has executed several project for the Nile Basin Initiative. A training program was organized dealing with remote sensing and modelling and the irrigation potential of several areas around Lake Victoria was assessed. More details can be found at: Irrigation Potential Lake Victoria, Tanzania Training on RS-GIS-Models
1 July 2008
Drought assessment using new climate scenarios in the North of the Netherlands
In 2006 the Dutch meteorological service has updated the climate change scenarios for the Netherlands. FutureWater has made an update of a drought assessment in the area of waterboard “Hunze en Aa” using these scenarios. Major conclusion of the study is that the drought effects on agriculture are much more severe than for the old...
1 June 2008
FutureWater participates in EU funded research in Tibet
FutureWater is a partner in an international cooperation project between Europe and Asia to improve knowledge on hydrology and meteorology of the Tibetan Plateau and its role in climate, monsoon and extreme meteorological events.The effort of this project builds upon 10 years of experimental and modeling research and the consortium includes 17 partners from 8...
1 January 2008
Water resource management and remote sensing
FutureWater has started a project to assess requirements for ESA satellite missions for water resource management. The project aims at integrating several remote sensing products (GRACE, SEBAL, TRMM) with a hydrological simulation model in a pilot basin in Spain. More details can be found here.
1 December 2007
NWO-Casimir grant for Monsoon research
Dr. Walter Immerzeel of FutureWater has been awarded a CASIMIR grant by the Dutch science foundation. In close collaboration with Utrecht University he will investigate the monsoon dynamics in the Himalayas and develop a flood forecasting system.
1 November 2007
Using rain radar for water management
FutureWater has evaluated the usability of rainradar for waterboard Rivierenland More details can be found here.(in dutch)
